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Education of staff–a key factor for a safe environment in day care
Author(s) -
Sellström E,
Bremberg S
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2000.tb00346.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , day care , patient safety , logistic regression , health care , occupational safety and health , family medicine , medical education , economics , economic growth , pathology
In order to create a safe environment in day‐care settings, an understanding of factors within the organization of day care, factors which influence safety, is essential. Day‐care directors in 83 daycare centres completed a mail‐in survey that contained questions about professional experience, the day‐care centre's organization of child safety measures and a battery of questions designed to evaluate the directors' perceptions and beliefs about child safety. The day‐care directors also carried out a safety inspection at their centre. The results were analysed using the multivariate logistic regression technique. The existence of a continuing plan for continued staff education in child safety was shown to be the strongest predictor of few safety hazards in day‐care centres. The day‐care directors' perceptions and beliefs about injury prevention were of less importance. Conclusions: This study indicates that in order to promote safety in day‐care settings, an on‐going plan for continued staff education in child safety should be a matter of routine. The introduction of such a plan should be the concern of the individual day‐care directors, policy‐makers and managers at the local and national level, and health professionals working in this field.